Improvement in cotton-bale t



E.J.BEARD.

Improvement in Qotton-Baie Ties.

N0. 129,917, Patented lu ly 30, 1872.

WITNESSESIZ INVENTDR.

UNIT D STATES PATENT Uri-10E;

ELEAZAR J. BEARD, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND GEORGEN. BEARD, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN COTTON-BALE "IZIES.

- Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 129,917, dated July30, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:

1 Be it known that I, ELEAZAR J. BEARD, of St. Louis, in the county ofSt. Louis and State of Missouri, have made a certain new and use fulImproved Cotton-Bale Tie; and I do herea now more fully appear.

To enable those herein skilled to make and use my said improvement, Iwill novs more fully describe the same, referring to- Figurel as anisometrical view, showing bands in a lock. Fig. 2 is an end view of thesleeve-coupling.

The bale-tie A consists of a bar of metal, rolled, with flanges a a oneach edge, and bent, forming the sleeve-coupling, clearly shown inFig. 1. The. flanges a a form the entrance or opening a Throughsaid'opening a the looped ends of the bands are passed into the oblongopening of the sleeve-coupling, disengagement of the bands beingprevented by the flanges a a The flanges may be beveled or-ehamferedoff, as indicated in Fig. 2, so as to allow the more ready entrance ofthe bands.

It will be noted that in this improvement there is, in forming same, noWaste of metal, the flanges being formed on the edges of bar whenrolled. The bar is of suflicient width to form the length or size ofcouplings, and the remaining process is to cut ofi to desired length andsimply bend the-coupling-pieces into the sleeve form shown in Fig. 1.

My improved coupling or tie piece is simple, cheap, compact, and by itsuse. an easy adjustment and locking of bands is achieved--advantagesover ordinary ties or devices readily apparent. Having thus fullydescribed my said invention, what I claim is- 1. A sleeve-coupling, A,formed with flanges a a and opening a substantially as set forth. I

2. The combination of the coupling A, formed as described, with metallicbands, as

. and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony of said invention I have, hereunto set my hand. p

' ELEAZAR J. BEARD.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM W. HERTHEL, ROBERT BURNS-

